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DRIPSTONE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dripstone mean? 

DRIPSTONE (noun)
  The noun DRIPSTONE has 2 senses:

1. the form of calcium carbonate found in stalactites and stalagmitesplay

2. a protective drip that is made of stoneplay

  Familiarity information: DRIPSTONE used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DRIPSTONE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The form of calcium carbonate found in stalactites and stalagmites

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("dripstone" is a kind of...):

calcium carbonate (a salt found in nature as chalk or calcite or aragonite or limestone)

Holonyms ("dripstone" is a substance of...):

stalactite (a cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave)

stalagmite (a cylinder of calcium carbonate projecting upward from the floor of a limestone cave)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A protective drip that is made of stone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

dripstone; hoodmold; hoodmould

Hypernyms ("dripstone" is a kind of...):

drip; drip mold; drip mould ((architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway))


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